Planning appeal decision
Land Rear of Havenswold, Hempstead Lane, Hailsham, BN27 3PR
Planning appeal 3256915 at Land Rear of Havenswold, Hempstead Lane, Hailsham, BN27 3PR (Wealden District Council) was dismissed on 14 January 2022 by Inspector Steen A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the refusal of the certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded.
B8 – storage or distribution
- Authority
- Wealden District Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Steen A
- Postcode
- BN27 3PR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the refusal of the certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded
What decided it
The evidence relating to the use of the site was not precise and unambiguous, making it impossible to conclude on the balance of probability what the correct planning units were or what their lawful uses comprised.
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